Removing Facebook Tracking Params

Facebook recently began adding a fbclid parameter to external links. Using the Neat URL Firefox Add-on and the Neat URL Chrome extension, you can easily remove these and other similar tracking parameters.

1. Install the Neat URL Firefox add-on or the Neat URL Chrome extension, depending on which browser you are using. I have only tried the Firefox add-on as I am not a regular Chrome user.
2. Go to the add-on preferences by right-clicking on the ?_ icon selecting Preferences. This will bring up the Firefox Add-ons Manager with the Neat URL preferences page open.
3. Scroll down a bit to the Blocked parameters box. It should already be prepopulated with a lot of parameters. At the time of this writing, fbclid is not in there by default, but I won't be surprised when the author adds it.
4. If it's not in there already, add fbclid to the list. I added it in the middle with the other fb_* parameters.
5. Make sure you hit the Save preferences button at the bottom of the page.

Once you've completed the above steps, you can test by going to https://ianc.blog?fbclid=foo. The extension modifies the request before it is sent to the server, so you should see the address bar show https://ianc.blog right away. You're all set!